This Art Is So REAL That You'll Want to Taste It!

Berlin-based artist Joseph Marr doesn't make sculptures from bronze, marble and clay instead he uses sugar! His sugary and edible exhibitions have gained him a lot of attention and even though he never expected this, everyone licks his artwork.
This is how to make incredible art out of sugar...
See more of Joseph's work on his website: josephmarr.de/
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Produced by: Riyad Barmania & Yiannis Vassilakis
DOP: Christian Mario Lohr
Directed by: Riyad Barmania
Editor: Steven Kelly
#Berlin #Art #Sugar #Sculpture

[@blackzeroxxx5813]

That’s nasty 🤢

[@gmon3y46]

Af

[@seanleaf3165]

White people are and were until they met the Black Moors who showed them humanity

[@christineburns2801]

I cannot believe the parent let the child lick that sculpture, let alone anyone else!!!

[@TarrixHD]

I am the sculpture🥸

[@Badboy52144]

Being German is too

[@94maximmal]

The last lady was full on testing sugars sucking properties 🤣🤣

[@Benjamin.Kaplan]

Probably also other "chemicals"

[@WaffleSalad]

@@Benjamin.Kaplan?

[@Piecesoftheshadow]

wtf is seriously wrong with some people? Wow. Lol, I love the artist being just as disturbed.

[@Smile936]

And the lady who was fully sucking it and after all that is just like, “You know, I think I detect subtle hints of sweetness!”

[@LamarqMarcutte]

Artists themselves: Often creative and passionate about their art Visitors of musea: Say "wow that's deep" at every art piece they see, interact in a weird way every time they get the chance and walk away thinking they are creative minds themselves

[@breathoffreshair7795]

@@LamarqMarcutteno true art lover would do this... these are consumers doing this- people diconnected with reality based on the normalization of heavy consumerism around every aspect of their life. they think everything is a product, including people. i also dont mean to sound arrogant because i dont necessarily fully blame them as they are a product of their environment, and its a very common perspective. still not cool as adults always have the ability to correct themselves.

[@nowhereman2003]

Have you never licked a salt lamp?

[@LamarqMarcutte]

@@breathoffreshair7795 I agree, but not all visitors of musea are true art lovers. I think most aren't. But I agree, there is a group of true art lovers and they are not the ones licking the statues.

[@Arffff03]

Honestly… how irresponsible of those parents allowing their baby to lick that… also, that’s just gonna destroy the artist’s work??? Saliva has enzymes that eat away at sugar… such disrespect is insane…

[@ZaleraArkanus666]

Did you even watch the video? Is your memory/attention span that short? He doesn't even care that much. And they are still allowed to do it, so who's being disrespected exactly?

[@DoWop-f1h]

Fucking gross

[@pd9935]

@@ZaleraArkanus666do you lack common sense???

[@Xavier_1718]

​@@ZaleraArkanus666wow

[@sethimonfiresis5846]

@@ZaleraArkanus666 I’m just going to tell myself you’re a kid that just trolling and not an adult or god forbid somebody’s parent that would tell their child to go lick a statue.

[@snowgoose0571]

why do they feel compelled to lick something inside a museum anyways?? even if its made of sugar 🤢

[@Randomly1234]

That’s fine, a lot of galleries want you to participate in the art in similar ways. If the museum allows it then it’s allowed. But it’s absolutely DISGUSTING wtf

[@blabberink]

THAT CHILD COULD GET HERPES FROM THIS???? I think right?? Terribles choice of the parents

[@loonzoldick]

well Germans think they're the superior race so they feel even entitled to abuse a sugar statue

[@Docypher]

@@Randomly1234I just don’t get why they would lick it. People are so strange.

[@Randomly1234]

@@Docypher Right! Even letting your kids lick it, who tf does that??

[@jelado6155]

Not the baby licking the statue bruh 💀 His entire immune system is fighting for it's life now.

[@clonefdr]

This breaks so many health codes

[@Respawnz]

It isn't meant to be eaten... It doesn't break health codes. If someone licks a toilet, that's on them.

[@sihiri_kabari]

@@Respawnzi’m pretty sure he means the people licking the statue and not the statue itself

[@Respawnz]

@sihiri_kabari yeah... I'm saying that if that's not the purpose of the statue, it's not a health code violation. If people do nasty shit, that's not on anyone else but them.

[@alternateaqua]

​@@sihiri_kabari a person can't break a health code by their actions, if you create a toilet it doesn't break a health code, but if you lick it you get terribly sick. If you create a sugar sculpture it doesn't break a health code, but if you lick it you get terribly sick.

[@Warmaka]

And common sense, which is way more egregious...

[@Troubled_waters]

I love that the SCULPTOR is the one having to say “You don’t know who’s licked there before”

[@crozraven]

genuinely disgusting & somehow the museum allowed it.

[@ZodiacBoi42]

Haha that’s where covid came from

[@ClearGalaxies]

It is fascinating. That's why they let it happen

[@KingKoopaXIII]

Honestly. That's a Job for Security. Make America Employed again. Oh yeah It's Burlin.

[@chaselaro1444]

​@@ClearGalaxies finally someone who I agree with, its so weird and cool how mostly everyone who sees this piece of art reaches the exact same conclusion, "im gonna lick it"

[@MFsecret1]

@@ClearGalaxiesIts a health risk, nothing fascinating about it. There have always been stupid people doesn’t mean we should let them

[@shannonolivas9524]

"The oldest sculptures I have are about 14 years old and they've been licked all the way down to the Tootsie Roll center".

[@lester44444]

Why do people feel entitled to interact with the work like that lol??? Are they invited to partake in-situ????

[@2scocx]

No they are just german 😂

[@BBB-to4cc]

We live in a consumer culture. It’s in our culture to just consume what we want.

[@turtles6283]

​@@2scocx this is Berlin, a culture hub, everybody lives there

[@eduardodelbrey5403]

Usa , Berlin or Space, white people will always be entitled

[@jobjobbington6884]

This upsets me too! It’s like touching paintings to a whole new level. Not only are you damaging the art with whatever bodily fluids you’re leaving but in this case you’re literally taking material from the work. It’s like if you were SCRAPING paintings now… very entitled and not at all respectful to the art or artist (unless invited to do so)

[@JosephRobert82]

So civilized, so superior.

[@---------_________---------]

Is no one thinking of the health risks with that many people licking the same thing

[@mobiiustrip2828]

Reminds me of all the diseases that broke out when ice cream was popularized and they used reusable cups.

[@AhmadFaisal-pb9cp]

Not everyone has a brain 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@thomasel9171]

Youll get stronger if you are healthy Just look at covid

[@MDKakashi.]

These are the people that think the earth is flat.

[@byllynallee9238]

​@@MDKakashi.Over 24milliom americans think chocolate milk comes from brown cows

[@h.rpickens1699]

That one lady went IN

[@ShatterBrainz]

i know a kid that caught terrible Bactarial virus at disney world florida from just touching things and eating food without washing their hands first, but LICKING A STATUE are parents stupid!!

[@T_Lewis]

DUDE. AND THE PARENTS ARE LITERALLY TRYING TO GET THEIR KIDS TO LICK IT TOO.

[@ineffable_eldritch_horror131]

Same I got an extremely bad case of strep from a buffet at Disney. The pain and fever was so bad that they kept me sedated (alseep?) For 2 days. Germs are a thing

[@michaeljones3974]

Yes. Yes they are.

[@TheMicrosard]

Compà, virus e batteri sono due cose diverse...

[@maikigr9560]

I was eating dirt and mud AS kid and im alive

[@mariapaulagl]

Sometimes the public IS crazier than the Artist.

[@bonitobonita9263]

Sugar or not, you are not supposed to touch any displays unless it’s suggested. And lick it? Some people are too crazy. Poor babies having such parents

[@PoppoYoppo]

Yeah idk how any parent would think this is okay

[@goosyloose4115]

Right.. I'm suprised I turned out as well as I did😂

[@SinOfDeletion]

I love how the artist is disturbed by the crowds reaction to his art😂

[@jcassel61]

You only sound dingetty dongy when you comment wo watching video.

[@KS-dp2rk]

DID THE WORLD NOT LEARN ANYTHING FROM THE PANDEMIC!?

[@emublue]

I honestly feel like there are a lot of people who are worse with hygiene after the pandemic

[@FloraM44]

​@@emublue Survivor's Bias for sure!

[@emublue]

@@FloraM44 I suppose it could be that people who were healthy enough to survive covid were less likely to care about spreading it, but I thought it was more people felt so restricted that they "over corrected" to be more unhygienic

[@syzore2]

Some people are just not pushed easily by the fear mongering

[@ShatterBrainz]

the pandemic and Tiktok Taught me 30% of people dont even wipe their asses, just leve it dirty... so im not TOUCHING anything in public ever again

[@StorkYouTube]

Single handedly bringing bovid back to life.

[@jcassel61]

You can only get bovid directly from a cow.

[@Valiyus]

I'm intrigued but kind of offended on the artist's behalf. He said he wanted to make something temporary permanent and those people are affecting his goal. Like, just appreciate the art ffs.

[@shilombaba]

Screw what the artist wants... once the art piece is done, it belongs to everybody :)

[@lenaduchannes2749]

​@@shilombabacommunist

[@foxpatternedferret476]

​@@shilombaba You are the worst type of person in commissions.

[@MYNAMACHEF]

​@shilombaba you said "im not an artist" in different words

[@shilombaba]

@@foxpatternedferret476 You know nothing of me and yet made assumptions based on words you didn't even comprehend... therefore, you're the worst type of person in general :)

[@coqsoq3756]

“People feel more like a part of it once they know what its made of.” Thats a very cool and widely applicable philosophy

[@oj6924]

the woman in the black blazer is disgusting 😂, this shows how covid was spread I'll be honest

[@humanwithaplaylist]

Covid is still here and worse than ever

[@kalyasaify]

thx for pointing it out, she's beyond just ew 😭

[@de.negroz.rize47]

Bro..she made out with that shii🤢

[@bingchilling8384]

No, covid was mainly an airborne virus

[@laughattack1204]

​@@de.negroz.rize47 I wish I was the sculpture

[@silkecarina991]

Licking these has to be the most Berlin thing I’ve ever seen

[@Nobody18718]

Germany has a herpies outbreak

[@AssistDesAnzeigenhauptmeisters]

It's Berlin, not Germany

[@Nobody18718]

@@AssistDesAnzeigenhauptmeisters tomato=Geschälte Tomaten

[@verty6006]

@@AssistDesAnzeigenhauptmeisters ?????

[@SaunterVaguelyDown]

​@@AssistDesAnzeigenhauptmeistersYou know they took the Berlin wall down right??? They're allowed to leave and spread their nasty germs & viruses to the rest of the country.

[@neinbruderja7519]

​@@Nobody18718 tomato= Tomate.

[@kittyycaat_]

I don't think people realize this classifies as tampering with artpieces. It's the equivalent of swiping sandpaper on marble statues.

[@Rufio1975]

Noo. Why the hell are people doing that and letting their kid do that?

[@JoseRodriguez-tr2mp]

“The Gummi Venus de Milo, carved by Gummi artisans who work exclusively in the medium of Gummi”

[@alonachiong666]

My god that poor kid...

[@Sorry_i_eated_it]

I know right!? 🤢🤢🤢 way to give your kid herpes....

[@Lou-C]

Seriously, an adult’s immune system might be able to fight off whatever bacteria is on there but letting a toddler lick that is basically child endangerment, in my opinion.

[@SaunterVaguelyDown]

​@Lou-C Forget the bacteria what about the HERPES!?!

[@ValHazzard]

@@Lou-C Haha, I’ve got a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old, and I swear, they lick everything at the playground! One time on the subway, I glanced away for a second, and boom-my 4-year-old was happily licking the handrail that probably a million people had touched that day. They're totally fine, though! Honestly, when I was a kid, I used to eat gum straight off the ground, that was chewed and spat out by a stranger, and I turned out okay. I’m not saying it’s impossible to get sick (if I’d seen them, I’d have definitely stopped it!), but hey, their immune systems are doing the job!

[@dboyedoe]

That kid probably just downloaded a thousand years of antibodies from that lick.

[@hens8943]

I could easily picture this news in a The Onions sketch

[@Shorts-cq8su]

blatant disrespect to the artist to just start to lick the statues

[@jcassel61]

The artist isn't offended; why are you offended on his behalf.

[@xiiaohuua]

i agree, i mean he’s not offended but he has the right to be. it’s damaging to his beautiful work. very strange to lick something in a museum you weren’t invited to lick in the first place 😆

[@ace627]

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should

[@bird997]

His sculptures are very beautiful and impressive but UAGSHDGAH WHY WOULD ANYONE LICK SOMETHING WHETHER IT'S MADE OF SUGAR OR NOT 😭 Even bro was disturbed

[@Suddenlyproblematic]

Looks beautiful ✨

[@AugustSeria]

COVID 19: "So ya'll not learned anything from me?"

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

Kevin: Since when that became a thing again?

[@thomasel9171]

We learned that herd immunity is best, so yeah, lick the sculpture, youll be healthier in the long term

[@humanwithaplaylist]

Covid is still here. Are you masking?

[@humanwithaplaylist]

​@@TheSoCalledZoner1it never left.

[@whattwowhat]

​@thomasel9171 herpes is also a thing and kids have gotten brain damage from ut.

[@chadca201]

The thumbnail to this video made it look like the thumbnail to a BBC video on the hub

[@moonkissed5303]

I admire the overall concept of making something temporary into beautiful, long standing art and sugarb is a difficult medium to work with so kudos to this man! The people licking it? No kudos. Only health risks. Appreciate with the eyes, not the tongue!

[@chaselaro1444]

@@moonkissed5303 I appreciated your mom with my tongue

[@upside9945]

The nod of approval got me

[@mluu510]

4yrs of COVID so now fuck it; yolo 😂

[@gooo4055]

The artist is sane, but the ones observing it personally, gone insane. Also, you remind me of the anime about a person making a sugar fairy sculpture, I'm amazed how you guys keep it like that, God Bless you.

[@Rinsuki]

Girl what is wrong with you?! They should offer candy for ppl and say please don't lick the sculptures due to health risks.

[@takieddinbalti6956]

This guy: i like how permanent my sculptures are Hunanity: Let's see how many licks it takes for this giant tootsie pop.

[@alext5340]

What in the Willy Wonka?

[@Gramder10yearsago]

I identify as a sugar sculpture

[@ELY3358]

The interesting part is how people see the artists as the weird ones (which is short thinking by the masses)- and in this case- the reality is a bit stranger. Those people are something else. And even the artist is question their logic

[@jcassel61]

I'm sick of commenters that try to sound smart but didn't watch the video. df's

[@gothicmango]

I LOVE how art does this to people. The general public and audience for art want to be involved. That’s why performance art is so big, and art in the real world (people sculpting on stairs, signs etc). It’s so fascinating how a connection was made from just finding out the sculpture is made of sugar. This audience are all kids at heart, and I think that’s beautiful and a precious look into life. If only we could all realise that and get along a bit better. But yeah, please don’t lick random shit…. You dunno where it’s been 🤣

[@camille2141]

Oh hell no. No way I would put my mouth anywhere near that!!

[@brooklynnselby3274]

That woman let her baby lick it. People will never cease to amaze me.

[@Gigus6969]

They knew what they were doing with that thumbnail.

[@jvlbme]

Except you cannot chose thumbnail for shorts.

[@Giliver]

You can though? Lol It's just harder to do​@@jvlbme

[@MrLordrex1]

Growing up is realizing that there's a difference between something being edible and eatable

[@namelessdork2256]

Exactly, its a public lollipop that's someone artwork. Why the hell do they lick it?! Still, those pieces are very beautiful. There is artwork to be made out of sugar and sugar-based properties.

[@Nomerc-dx2fq]

His gallary will be a infinity food for ants

[@white_bear-z1d]

Letting their babies lick too?? Wtf

[@strawberryfox8819]

How to f up your baby's immune system 101. Like... it's the same as letting them lick a trashcan. Don't.

[@andrew8577]

Certain people are disgusting

[@mishaalmohammed]

That is nasty, that is disgusting

[@SevenHeaven-wk9cn]

The Owl: How many licks until the middle of the sculpture?😂😂

[@omarpixel9176]

We learned nothing from COVID

[@thomasel9171]

We learned natural immunity is best

[@GyaruGals2]

you know its bad to do when even the artist is like “hey maybe we shouldnt do that because its weird”

[@camille2141]

Sugar grows bacteria quicker than a Petrie dish! 😂😂😂. Hepatitis anyone. 😂😂😂

[@AridDessert]

Instructions unclear. I licked the mummy of Tutankhamun and now need to build pyramids.

[@janclasen533]

Years of pandemic and nothing learned...

[@DenpaKei]

What the fuck. I love that the artist is a bit flabbergasted

[@thoughtlesskills]

The art community isnt known for brains.

[@spicyladjr3650]

Bro, that thumbnail was wild

[@moriel01]

*_Disgusting_* 🤢

[@GorePixie]

Imagine licking a 14 year old piece of candy, but it's actually a statue 💀

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon3405]

God wtf, people are nasty 🤮 you shouldn't let them do that. If they get sick, they'll sue you

[@jcassel61]

Settle down Karen

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon3405]

@@jcassel61 how is that being a Karen?

[@SareBear2000]

This kind of reminds me how people started licking random objects in public during covid, or the people who would go into stores and lick ice cream and then put it back

[@moonjyotisangma1869]

The bacteria the virus yukk

[@Amyym]

I seriously thought this was some art parody or sketch show at first cus I couldn't comprehend how this could be real and that anyone would do that

[@xxxxxx-tq4mw]

ewww, no thanks, i’ll pass

[@IttyBitty412]

Covids real happy to hear about this one. Imagine how sticky it is 😱

[@matthewanderson7824]

Gummy venus de milo

[@cthulucalamari2448]

I could understand if the child snuck around the parent to get a lick, but no, the adult actually gave permission and even picked the child up to lick a display piece in a museum. Excellent parenting. 😂

[@alim.9801]

POST COVID????

[@Moe_Zarella]

✨️Fuckin Berlin in a nutshell✨️

[@obozujem_macke]

that looks soooo wrong 🤣

[@Jedi-Biggs]

This is why the aliens don't wanna say hi

[@NeoFighterX]

The Gummi Venus De Milo 🤤

[@kadafi904]

Here’s a disturbed artist. There was a disturbed painter there before.

[@kalaramarya]

Covid

[@ventiladordesuco]

I didn't even think about other people saliva being the worst part, I'm thinking about the cockroaches buffet in the middle of the night.

[@serjarmen]

nice thumbnail 😅

[@ThisPineappleLife]

Thumbnail? Made me think of a different body part 😅

[@Elvings92]

This is just an example of people not being able to control their intrusive thoughts

[@teknixtek]

The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!

[@Kagome12987]

So many layers in one comment!

[@Exarbyte]

People in Berlin also lick the handlebars on the tram 😂

[@mindfuless674]

People are soo sick

[@RG_YouTube_Account]

They *will* be.

[@warpedwhimsical]

I refuse to believe these people aren’t being told they’re allowed to taste it. Ain’t no way all these adults thought it was okay to alter a sculpture in an art museum

[@natas9967]

I clicked because the thumbnail looked like balls.

[@bmac7228]

That one woman went all in!

[@ImHimItsMe]

Don’t let the ants find out about that lol

[@bellahontas510]

My nurse brain went right to how sick people could theoretically get licking these

[@aaronlewis8852]

That lady letting her baby lick the sculpture ,like bruh... am i living in a simulation or...

[@lilaburning420]

The concept and sculptures themselves are beautiful, the artists’ reaction is perfect and those who feel so compelled to lick (and worse yet, allow their children to lick) something public and in a museum, no less, is - shocking. You know dam well there were no signs around encouraging people to lick the sculptures, so it was people just thinking “Sugar? That must mean I can and should taste it.” Merely thinking something and assuming your thoughts are therefore facts, is not only dangerous but puts you up to be a contestant for a Darwin Award 🥉. At a certain point, you just can’t protect every person; some prove to not be capable of basic survival skills or proper etiquette, even in “modern times”. It only takes one small mistake to screw your heath/life up, people. It’s an action that reflects taking life for granted; which makes me think of how well the irony falls onto the meaning and medium of the art work. I encourage anyone reading this to look up Mothy Python’s Flying Circus Edible Art Sketch, for a bit of comfort through all this. “I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like.” - Christine Porter, Gelett Burgess, Mark Twain (apparently) & John Cleese

[@Maveryk21]

These are a very very special group of Neanderthals

[@modelazim8000]

They weren't lying when they said sugar is more addictive than cocaine lol

[@elliot6166]

So THIS is why sculptures get put in glass cases

[@QWERTYUIOP-ed7sv]

Lmao to have the artist be the one that judges your character in full disgust. Now that's art.

[@bombfirst7882]

Damn that girl mid video was hitting that guawk guawk 3000 on that sculpture 😂😂